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harry reid promised us he would reform the filibuster. he didn't do it. >> he gets credit for not doing it. >> john: still by voting nay yesterday, because he wants to be able to bring it up under the rules, he still gets to keep his high nra rating. jacki, did i think too hard on harry reid? >> he played trust me with mitch mcconnell? how many times do we play trust me with republicans to finally learn a lesson? it is happening with the president over and over again and now with senate democrats. stop trying to make them your friends. >> john: how stupid do we look to the rest of the world? >> we won't make any progress with yeas and nays. we sound like we're from the 1800s. start with yes or no. >> john: speak for yourself. they're coming back. >> i feel like people must be so terrified to come here. they must think you get off a plane and someone puts a gun to your head. that's what it looks like around the world. it is mcdonald's and guns. >> john: you get off the plane and someone screams. >> are you afraid to live in this country be
harry reid promised us he would reform the filibuster. he didn't do it. >> he gets credit for not doing it. >> john: still by voting nay yesterday, because he wants to be able to bring it up under the rules, he still gets to keep his high nra rating. jacki, did i think too hard on harry reid? >> he played trust me with mitch mcconnell? how many times do we play trust me with republicans to finally learn a lesson? it is happening with the president over and over again and now...
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harry reid supported the measure, but voted against it. that allows him to bring it up again for a vote. president obama put the blame squarely at the feet of senate republicans. >> obama: families that know unspeakable grief summoned the courage to petition their elected leaders, not just to honor the memory of their children, but to protect the lives of all of our children. a few minutes ago, a minority in the united states senate decided it wasn't worth it. >> michael: the amendment's odds looked so dim that joe manchin took to the senate floor this morning to make background a national security issue, by tying it to the fbi's most-wanted terrorist. >> our gun laws are so outdated and so out of whack that even this person who wants to do damage and harm to every american, even this american has figured out how to exploit them to arm themselves and people like him in our country. >> michael: connecticut senator chris murphy saw the result coming from a mile away. last night he tweeted . . . murphy of course represents newtown. in the 241
harry reid supported the measure, but voted against it. that allows him to bring it up again for a vote. president obama put the blame squarely at the feet of senate republicans. >> obama: families that know unspeakable grief summoned the courage to petition their elected leaders, not just to honor the memory of their children, but to protect the lives of all of our children. a few minutes ago, a minority in the united states senate decided it wasn't worth it. >> michael: the...
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. >> michael: i was so frustrated last week in harry reid for not bringing it to a vote just because it would be great to get some of the republicans and frankly democrats on the record. today a white house spokesman said the assault weapons ban will eventually come to a vote. john, do you believe it? >> if it comes to a vote maybe that will be in the next congress in 2014 and that will be another 60,000 dead americans from now. the democrats aren't a lot better on this issue. harry reid withdrew the assault weapon bill from a vote because he didn't want his democrats to take, quote, a hard vote on guns, because his democrats in red states and more rural areas consider a background check for criminals to be a hard vote never mind military-style weapons. >> michael: and those democrats that bloomberg is argue getting -- targeting, do you think they can be brought over? >> i absolutely think there's hope of bringing them over if the american people stand up for their rights. their rights to live safely in their homes and in their schools and in their communities, and call their members
. >> michael: i was so frustrated last week in harry reid for not bringing it to a vote just because it would be great to get some of the republicans and frankly democrats on the record. today a white house spokesman said the assault weapons ban will eventually come to a vote. john, do you believe it? >> if it comes to a vote maybe that will be in the next congress in 2014 and that will be another 60,000 dead americans from now. the democrats aren't a lot better on this issue. harry...
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but that doesn't excuse harry reid. i can't let harry reid off of the hook. this is the best chance that we have had in the last 10 years to get an assault -- to get the assault weapons ban which, remember, was in place for 10 years, julie anne? >> we can't get them out of government until 2014 >> bill: but harry reid could do it today. at least have a vote on it and make these people vote. >> that's what we are talking about here. i maybeean maybe it doesn't get through the house. get it through the senate. at least bring it up to a vote on the floor of the senate. >> that's -- that's the issue. the issue is: itthere will not even be a vote because of harry reid. what kind of leadership is that? none. zero. zero. chris, one final point, chris, i will get right to you. but, you know, the people who want to vote no, they are -- they love harry reid. right? those spineless senators love harry reid because now, they won't have to vote. >> that's the point. they won't have to explain to their constituents why they voted against the kids at new town. >> that's a b
but that doesn't excuse harry reid. i can't let harry reid off of the hook. this is the best chance that we have had in the last 10 years to get an assault -- to get the assault weapons ban which, remember, was in place for 10 years, julie anne? >> we can't get them out of government until 2014 >> bill: but harry reid could do it today. at least have a vote on it and make these people vote. >> that's what we are talking about here. i maybeean maybe it doesn't get through the...
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is harry reid going to let the assault weapons ban die. >> it's going to die in the house. that's where the nra has more swag, the primary republicans who go wobbly gone guns. it will be through efforts in states like we saw in new york, maryland and elsewhere. >> john: i guess this is a win-win for the white house. the next time there is a terrible massacre, house g.o.p. you own it. gentlemen, everyone read both of these gentlemen's pieces. they're great. thank you so much for being on the program. >> thank you. >> john: the violence against women act tries to get through congress again. that's next. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood hostility, agitation depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you n
is harry reid going to let the assault weapons ban die. >> it's going to die in the house. that's where the nra has more swag, the primary republicans who go wobbly gone guns. it will be through efforts in states like we saw in new york, maryland and elsewhere. >> john: i guess this is a win-win for the white house. the next time there is a terrible massacre, house g.o.p. you own it. gentlemen, everyone read both of these gentlemen's pieces. they're great. thank you so much for...
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both house minority leading nancy pelosi, and senate majority leader harry reid today said the president should step in and exert his executive power to win the debt ceiling fight. and senator chuck schumer said that going forward the democrats would be tough in feeling with the obstructionist republicans. >> if they realize for sure that they are not going to have a negotiating partner, they will have to find another route to bring the changes they want. >> jennifer: no negotiations, no partnership, smart thinking but perhaps the most unlikely voice of reason today was former house speaker newt gingrich. he called on house republicans to stop playing politics with the economy. newt gingrich. >> they have got to find in the house a totally new strategy. the whole national financial system is going to come into washington by television and say oh, my god this will be a giant heart attack, you guys can't be responsible and they will cave. >> jennifer: newt gingrich the voice of reason. for more i'm joined from washington by representative eleanor holmes norton from the district of columbia
both house minority leading nancy pelosi, and senate majority leader harry reid today said the president should step in and exert his executive power to win the debt ceiling fight. and senator chuck schumer said that going forward the democrats would be tough in feeling with the obstructionist republicans. >> if they realize for sure that they are not going to have a negotiating partner, they will have to find another route to bring the changes they want. >> jennifer: no...
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in fact, a senator only has to send a letter to their party leader, mitch mcconnell or harry reid, and request a block on a piece of legislation then they can go golfing or skiing, and they never have to be held accountable. >> jennifer: and their letter is filibustering for them. >> exactly. >> jennifer: that opens up a whole bunch of blockage, which is the big concern. your latest article focuses on people in particular one guy named stephen duffield the master of using the filibuster. >> there are a lot of lobbyists who use the filibuster and obstruction tactics but duffield goes out and rallies the public against rules reform. >> jennifer: meaning filibuster reform. >> he's spending millions of dollars electing members of the senate as part of crossroads gps. he's the embodiment of the problem. he has a close relationship with his g.o.p. senators. on the other hand on his lobby lobbying website he uses back benched republicans to use the rules for his clients. >> jennifer: he's buying filibusters for his clients who don't want to see the rules changed because he like the status quo
in fact, a senator only has to send a letter to their party leader, mitch mcconnell or harry reid, and request a block on a piece of legislation then they can go golfing or skiing, and they never have to be held accountable. >> jennifer: and their letter is filibustering for them. >> exactly. >> jennifer: that opens up a whole bunch of blockage, which is the big concern. your latest article focuses on people in particular one guy named stephen duffield the master of using the...
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but harry reid, he has a "b" from the nra. he would love an "a" from the nra. he's pursued their endorsement in the past. this is a guy who i think is going to stop the assault weapons ban in the senate. i mean, let me put it this way he's not going to push for it. it's going to be much harder for the president to stake out a position and blame the republicans for being obstructionist on that because i think it will be clear that it won't get through the senate. with that said i don't know that the background checks will get through the house either. >> you don't think? >> i'm never surprised by how far to the right the republican members of the house are. >> the right to the majority of nra players. joe, does the nra win by losing, too? if gun show background checks and straw man purchaser die if the nra who is the only group that benefits along with gun sellers since newtown would they benefit by, quote raise reasonable gun control measures rather than holding the line of the status quo? >> i think the nra win no matter what. they won despite the massacre of
but harry reid, he has a "b" from the nra. he would love an "a" from the nra. he's pursued their endorsement in the past. this is a guy who i think is going to stop the assault weapons ban in the senate. i mean, let me put it this way he's not going to push for it. it's going to be much harder for the president to stake out a position and blame the republicans for being obstructionist on that because i think it will be clear that it won't get through the senate. with that...
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harry reid also voted no only because that means he can bring the vote up again but he gets honorary mention for
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harry reid deserves a lot of credit from last week. >> it redefines flaking i guess you could say. and it is such a wake-up call right now what we're seeing happening in america around the issue of gun control. it may lead to something very unexpected for people. when you have 90% of the population going one way and your democratically elected representatives going another way. it may change. >> john: do you agree, seeing how the public has moved in issues like marriage equality is a precedent here? >> absolutely, and i think the politicians are going to have a surprise in 2014 if america can get their act together and say you're not payings attention to what we're saying. >> heidi heitkamp of north dakota, bill daily who donated $2,500 to her campaign said he was betrayed and said, quote i want my money back. will it matter if people will withhold their donations or will they get enough from the gun lobby to make up for it. what is this all about. >> we know about the revolving door of politics. in terms of how the money flows it's both sides. it's not just republicans who are rec
harry reid deserves a lot of credit from last week. >> it redefines flaking i guess you could say. and it is such a wake-up call right now what we're seeing happening in america around the issue of gun control. it may lead to something very unexpected for people. when you have 90% of the population going one way and your democratically elected representatives going another way. it may change. >> john: do you agree, seeing how the public has moved in issues like marriage equality is...
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let's move on to harry reid because harry reid has been asked about gun patrol. control. he has been asked by george stephanopoulos. and here's what he had to say about it. >> would you vote for it? >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> now here is the important thing to remember about harry reid. he's facing a little bit of a conundrum because there is what is good for the country and what his constituents in nevada wants. and of course in nevada they're very much pro gun. and he is very much pro gun himself. it is very unlikely that he's well to support an assault weapons ban. but he was also talking about background checks. let's hear what he said about that. >> everyone acknowledged that we should have universal background checks. i support the second amendment but you can do things like that. >> michael, what are your thoughts. do you think harry reid will take the lead on gun control? >> i don't think he'll take the lead, but he's the smartest politician out there. i don't have any problems say
let's move on to harry reid because harry reid has been asked about gun patrol. control. he has been asked by george stephanopoulos. and here's what he had to say about it. >> would you vote for it? >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> now here is the important thing to remember about harry reid. he's facing a little bit of a conundrum because there is what is good for the country and what his...
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reid in the senate is sounding pretty tepid about these right now and letting his lieutenants chuck schumer from new york and feinstein take the lead on this does not bode well for this legislation in the senate. >> bill: the one measure that most people believe is the most important and may be the most politically possible, i guess is the universal background check. the assault weapons ban is important. the high-capacity magazines important. but it's hard to argue that if you have a criminal background check required at a gun dealer, you would not do the same at a gun show. maybe that's the one thing that can get through. >> right now that does seem like it's the provision that has the most support on the hill. that as well as a lot of these mental health traditions that the president has put forth. you might see a little bit more agreement in those areas but i think what we saw yesterday from the republican side was definitely digging in when it came to the assault weapons and other parts of this proposal. >> bill: you know, it is also interesting suddenly that immigration reform
reid in the senate is sounding pretty tepid about these right now and letting his lieutenants chuck schumer from new york and feinstein take the lead on this does not bode well for this legislation in the senate. >> bill: the one measure that most people believe is the most important and may be the most politically possible, i guess is the universal background check. the assault weapons ban is important. the high-capacity magazines important. but it's hard to argue that if you have a...
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shame on heitkamp and reid for not getting this done. >> bill: harry reid voted no but he voted no as a procedural matter so he has a right then to bring the bill up again for another vote. so we have to recognize that. >> phil does my job for me. he self-edits. he just says bleep the bleeping nra bleeps who bleeping bought the bleeping congress and bleep those bleeping nra tools who lack the backbones. >> bill: sounds like me, too. yeah, right. joey in chicago. joey, come on, what's going on? >> caller: i gotta tell you right now bill, unless you can donate money to them people, those sandy hook people never had a chance because the republican party only cares about the corporations who can finance their campaigns. they don't give a damn about the american people. i am so sick of them working for corporations and gun manufacturers and for big business i want every one of them out of congress. the people need to take back congress. i've had it with them. >> bill: joey, you're right. i share your outrage. you know what? that's what it is going to take. throw the whole damn bunch out an
shame on heitkamp and reid for not getting this done. >> bill: harry reid voted no but he voted no as a procedural matter so he has a right then to bring the bill up again for another vote. so we have to recognize that. >> phil does my job for me. he self-edits. he just says bleep the bleeping nra bleeps who bleeping bought the bleeping congress and bleep those bleeping nra tools who lack the backbones. >> bill: sounds like me, too. yeah, right. joey in chicago. joey, come on,...
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he reminds me of harry reid. occasionally very frustrating. they said they were bugged. mother jones says they were not part of bugging of the campaign. what kind of security do campaign offices have. >> let's make a point between an u.s. official office and a campaign office. this was a campaign office. the responsibility for security and repercussions for funny business is lower. the campaign is responsible for the security. they may be a volunteer. remember mitt romney's 47% tape? that was a bus boy. >> michael: a bar tender. >> he might have just been a volunteer who was in the room. you notice he was very careful the senator was very careful not to say that they absolutely have evidence that somebody bugged their telephone. right? i think that again deflect and attack. they're sort of making stuff up so they don't have to answer this question why do you think senator mcconnell is favor game to attack ashley judd's mental health. >> michael: that is an important distinction when you hear him say, well, this is what they said about my wife, so i'm going to do about th
he reminds me of harry reid. occasionally very frustrating. they said they were bugged. mother jones says they were not part of bugging of the campaign. what kind of security do campaign offices have. >> let's make a point between an u.s. official office and a campaign office. this was a campaign office. the responsibility for security and repercussions for funny business is lower. the campaign is responsible for the security. they may be a volunteer. remember mitt romney's 47% tape? that...
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what did harry reid do? harry reid got together with mitch mcconnell and they announced their big agreement yesterday. and what does it do? nothing. absolutely nothing. under this agreement -- by the way, harry reid said there are enough democratic votes to do this on their own. they got 55 votes in the democratic caucus. right in the all they need is 51 to change the rules at the beginning of a term. 51. they could have done it by themselves. harry reid said we are not going to do anything that we'll have to -- would be just democrats. we are going to have a bi-partisan agreement. some what they came up with, to tell the truth i don't really understand what change it makes at all. you can still block procedurally votes. you can still block a vote on the floor under their agreement. you still do not have to actually filibuster. you can still fake it the way they do. as i understand it, all the agreement said if harry reid and mitch mcconnell agree that something is non-controversial, then they will push it t
what did harry reid do? harry reid got together with mitch mcconnell and they announced their big agreement yesterday. and what does it do? nothing. absolutely nothing. under this agreement -- by the way, harry reid said there are enough democratic votes to do this on their own. they got 55 votes in the democratic caucus. right in the all they need is 51 to change the rules at the beginning of a term. 51. they could have done it by themselves. harry reid said we are not going to do anything...
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are democrats confident harry reid can get quick votes and victories on both? >> not at all. harry reid is from a red state that very much favors loose restrictions on firearms that very much favors the assault weapon's ban, it is going to be a tough bridging of the gap for him either way. >> michael: jim on guns almost every recent opinion poll has found wide-spread support for background checks. you wrote about this. is the nra now losing relevancy with being so out of touch with what the american people want? >> not necessarily with their own base. i think they are still pandering to their constituents fairly effectively. which is why i think there are still a lot of nervous legislators. i'm not so sure particularly on background checks maybe something on straw purchases, but when senator coburn the gynecologist personed politician seems to have drawn his line in the sand on the government keeping a quote registry or keeping anything for more than a nano second, that raises a lot of questions on whether the other folks can come up with a deal. so i'm not as confident as yo
are democrats confident harry reid can get quick votes and victories on both? >> not at all. harry reid is from a red state that very much favors loose restrictions on firearms that very much favors the assault weapon's ban, it is going to be a tough bridging of the gap for him either way. >> michael: jim on guns almost every recent opinion poll has found wide-spread support for background checks. you wrote about this. is the nra now losing relevancy with being so out of touch with...
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namely harry reid and chairwoman mikulski. the american people are disappointed that the senate democrats would put forward a rider when it was absent in the house-passed cr a couple of weeks ago. >> john: in fairness, i haven't heard a lot of democrats getting up ever and talking about the danger of gmos. talking about what monsanto actually does with holding patents on living seeds. i mean is it unreasonable to expect they're going to get on the bandwagon now? >> well, this has really been behind closed door negotiations and issues like this, you're right, have not been at the forefront on capitol hill because of the special interests that monsanto and other biotechnology and agribusiness companies have. many of these members of congress are bought and sold by the same industry that they're turning around and supporting riders for and we were very heartened to see senator jon tester senator gillibrand, boxer, blumenthal, a number of members of the senate come out opposed to the rider but frankly, they were left out of the pr
namely harry reid and chairwoman mikulski. the american people are disappointed that the senate democrats would put forward a rider when it was absent in the house-passed cr a couple of weeks ago. >> john: in fairness, i haven't heard a lot of democrats getting up ever and talking about the danger of gmos. talking about what monsanto actually does with holding patents on living seeds. i mean is it unreasonable to expect they're going to get on the bandwagon now? >> well, this has...
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>> michael: cenk harry reid even changed his vote to a no vote because as leader that entitles him to bring the legislation up again on the senate. that's important. >> that's the half glass full that i was going to bring up. it wasn't even an universal background check in this particular bill. it's the weapons ban the magazine limit all of those things were getting shaved off that we've been talking about over the past month or two. at least with this not that i wanted this to happen, but it could have been something that they could have just passed it. they could have settled in and said we did everything with gun control, now you can shut up about it. and it wasn't much. now maybe now they can bring back something stronger. >> cenk: that's really interesting. i want to concentrate on that point. that's a really good point and i hadn't thought of it that way. so usually they do a fig leaf, hey, i gave you 95% change. we gave you financial reform, everybody go away. here they didn't do the fig leaf. they might have been smart to the fig leaf. everyone is saying shame on you in congre
>> michael: cenk harry reid even changed his vote to a no vote because as leader that entitles him to bring the legislation up again on the senate. that's important. >> that's the half glass full that i was going to bring up. it wasn't even an universal background check in this particular bill. it's the weapons ban the magazine limit all of those things were getting shaved off that we've been talking about over the past month or two. at least with this not that i wanted this to...
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. >> john: an assault weapons ban that senate majority leader harry reid said likely wouldn't pass the house. you see the president wants you to keep trying, harry. the american people do too. while you're at it, maybe congress could follow new york state's lead. because today governor andrew cuomo signed into law the toughest package of gun measures in the nation. the new law expands the state's assault weapons ban. requires background checks to buy ammunition. increase penalties for multiple gun crimes. creates a statewide gun registration database and requires mental health professionals to report patients they believe are likely to harm themselves or others. nowhere in the list do you hear about feds coming to your house to take away your form of entertainment. but as new york congressman steve israel said today more federal and state actions are needed too. >> if those weapons can permeate new york's borders, it makes it tougher. >> john: for more, i'm now joined by a key figure in the guns debate, virginia democratic congressman bobby scott is the ranking member of the crime terr
. >> john: an assault weapons ban that senate majority leader harry reid said likely wouldn't pass the house. you see the president wants you to keep trying, harry. the american people do too. while you're at it, maybe congress could follow new york state's lead. because today governor andrew cuomo signed into law the toughest package of gun measures in the nation. the new law expands the state's assault weapons ban. requires background checks to buy ammunition. increase penalties for...
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i reader harry reid saying if you don't think the government is going to be shut down, give newt gingrich a call. i'm sure you can get him on the call. are they threat? >> i don't think they are, but even the fact that they would be talking about them is totally irresponsible. we remember what happened during the government shutdown wh when -- bill clinton was president and a lot of people got hurt. it's paying our bills, and republicans now suddenly to make this a political football is totally irresponsible and president obama is very correct in saying last time you got me to make a deal with you. this time no deal. debt ceiling clean as a whistle or no deal. >> michael: and it seems foolish. they keep going back to the things that don't work. i don't understand it. but like you said, keep talking about it. we keep talking about anthony weiner still in the news. a recent survey showed these results. do these mayoral scandals in any way hurt the national party, bill? >> i think they do. we talked about that one week ago. and i told you at the time, i've had it with anthony weiner. i think
i reader harry reid saying if you don't think the government is going to be shut down, give newt gingrich a call. i'm sure you can get him on the call. are they threat? >> i don't think they are, but even the fact that they would be talking about them is totally irresponsible. we remember what happened during the government shutdown wh when -- bill clinton was president and a lot of people got hurt. it's paying our bills, and republicans now suddenly to make this a political football is...
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but do you think that harry reid is going to be able to take this to the floor and have enough votes to see at least background checks which 91% of the country wants? >> i don't want to present to be any sort of expert. i haven't been covering the congressional debate on a day in and day out basis. but after newtown there was a lot of talk about assault weapons ban, limit on magazines that we have seen pass in handful of states those have been stripped from the bill because the support is not there. but background checks roughly nine and ten americans support it, and it is not a slam dunk. >> michael: and it's made even more difficult by these republicans. there are 13 of them who have signed a letter saying say what you will about where we are in this country -- you see them all there -- they are choosing to filibuster this instead of to fight it, but they are choosing procedural moves. how does that help them? >> it helps because there is a large segment of the republican party that are opposed to these sorts of measures. gun-control is classic measure where action is derived by in
but do you think that harry reid is going to be able to take this to the floor and have enough votes to see at least background checks which 91% of the country wants? >> i don't want to present to be any sort of expert. i haven't been covering the congressional debate on a day in and day out basis. but after newtown there was a lot of talk about assault weapons ban, limit on magazines that we have seen pass in handful of states those have been stripped from the bill because the support is...
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with all the money gun lobbyists are throwning around on the hill and harry reid indicated he's not really interested, what impact can citizens hope to have in passing new gun legislation. >> i understand where that comes from. after the assault weapon ban was passed in the clinton administration, i was a member of congress then, the gun lobbyers, the nra came in and chased out a number of the members of the house and senate who voted for us. so you see members with cold feet. they played it safe, but who paid the price? certainly these 20 children and their six teachers paid the price. why do we have to go this long? we had to go this long because of fear of the gun lobby. i was there to say yesterday they are not to be feared. they have had it to themselves. there has not been an opponent. the only kind of opponent they respect and that the congress respect is a public opponent. people in the streets people saying this time you got to do it. it's gone too far. >> john: congresswoman, i think back on how president reagan was a significant signaturery in support of the ban. does it ever su
with all the money gun lobbyists are throwning around on the hill and harry reid indicated he's not really interested, what impact can citizens hope to have in passing new gun legislation. >> i understand where that comes from. after the assault weapon ban was passed in the clinton administration, i was a member of congress then, the gun lobbyers, the nra came in and chased out a number of the members of the house and senate who voted for us. so you see members with cold feet. they played...
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senator harry reid again. >> let's be realistic. in the senate, we're going to do what we think can get through the house. i'm not going to be going through the gyrations to say we've done something. >> stephanie: i think what he's talking about, carolyn mccarthy talked about this. he doesn't think assault weapon ban, that's not saying the whole thing but the assault weapons ban part of it this is what i've been saying. if we have to do things one at a time -- >> incrementally -- >> stephanie: it is better than nothing. once again the house republicans, it is infuriating. >> you know what? the right wing media took the sound bytes out of context there and played it up that harry reid isn't for gun control. >> stephanie: no. >> that's what they did yesterday. >> stephanie: house republicans, not sure the assault weapons ban part of it -- >> i know that. >> stephanie: 46 minutes after the hour. back with more on "the stephanie miller show." >> she's the life of the democratic party. ignore the lampshade. it's "the stephanie miller sho
senator harry reid again. >> let's be realistic. in the senate, we're going to do what we think can get through the house. i'm not going to be going through the gyrations to say we've done something. >> stephanie: i think what he's talking about, carolyn mccarthy talked about this. he doesn't think assault weapon ban, that's not saying the whole thing but the assault weapons ban part of it this is what i've been saying. if we have to do things one at a time -- >> incrementally...
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after the vote today harry reid praised mccain for his help. >> i so appreciate the members on the other side of the aisle especially john mccain, who on a sunday show said, i don't think there should be a filibuster on this. john mccain is a leader, has been a leader in this country for 31 years. people respect his opinion and i'm grateful to all republicans who joined with us to allow the debate to go forward. >> michael: the republicans who didn't join with the democrats though are digging in their heels. senator john cornyn of texas said i don't thinker gun laws would not have helped the newtown, and that republicans are committed to helping them. even though they don't want to bring the bill to a vote. >> the president has told some of these victims' families that this side of the aisle doesn't really care about their loss. that's not true. that's false. the president is wrong. >> michael: well senator the american public seems to think differently than you do. an nbc wall street journal poll out today found that majority of americans 55% support tougher gun laws like the ones the p
after the vote today harry reid praised mccain for his help. >> i so appreciate the members on the other side of the aisle especially john mccain, who on a sunday show said, i don't think there should be a filibuster on this. john mccain is a leader, has been a leader in this country for 31 years. people respect his opinion and i'm grateful to all republicans who joined with us to allow the debate to go forward. >> michael: the republicans who didn't join with the democrats though...
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russ feingold remember the real progressive members will tell you harry reid is a liberal guy. he's good. it is not that he doesn't want to open the door for getting things done but he truly is imbedded in this senate culture. >> in this system, this progresses. right? >> folks driving the reform tend to be the younger members. it's just a reality. >> anybody can look at the senate and know that et cetera broken. >> they are in a week position. this is a week position for them. >> for republicans? >> they lost two seats in a cycle where they should have won five or six. >> bill: right. >> a million.4. gerrymanned gerrymannedering is the only reason they kept the house. their marginalization is clear. the only thing they can do is secretly behind closed doors stop things from happening. we complete the cycle of 2012. >> which is why again i don't understand why harry reid doesn't see this is the moment to act on filibuster reform. we will never hadve a better opportunity. lots to cover here you have written recently gnat that the nra -- it's political power ain't all it's cracke
russ feingold remember the real progressive members will tell you harry reid is a liberal guy. he's good. it is not that he doesn't want to open the door for getting things done but he truly is imbedded in this senate culture. >> in this system, this progresses. right? >> folks driving the reform tend to be the younger members. it's just a reality. >> anybody can look at the senate and know that et cetera broken. >> they are in a week position. this is a week position...
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and harry reid joined them for procedural reasons. and stephanie progressives are already declaring that they will fund primary challengers against at least two of the democratic senators who made those votes yesterday. >> stephanie: good. we'll cover what is going on in texas and the ricin stuff. a lot of news, and who better than news man extrordanaire than david shuster to tell us about it. >> thank you, stephanie. here is what is going on in boston. investigators have circulated at least internally among police a photograph of two men captured on a lord & taylor surveillance camera, shortly before monday's deadly blast. officials believe the men left a black bag pack or duffel bag. authorities are considering releasing the surveillance photos to the public meanwhile at this very hour, president obama and mitt romney are attending an interfaith service in boston to honor the victims of month's attack. let's listen. >> this is what i know. god is here. in the midst of this gathering, in this sanctuary and beyond different faiths dif
and harry reid joined them for procedural reasons. and stephanie progressives are already declaring that they will fund primary challengers against at least two of the democratic senators who made those votes yesterday. >> stephanie: good. we'll cover what is going on in texas and the ricin stuff. a lot of news, and who better than news man extrordanaire than david shuster to tell us about it. >> thank you, stephanie. here is what is going on in boston. investigators have circulated...
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harry reid said yesterday in the "wall street journal," i don't know if this can pass. in the house, it is republican controlled, it is unlikely. you already see the white house kind of shifting their focus away from things like assault weapons bans and policies that strengthen background, maybe some of the policies that there is more bipartisan agreement on because it is going to be tough if you don't know where to start, how do you move it forward? >> bill: i think what they recognize is they cannot count unbelievably so, again after what we've been through in terms of these mass killings in aurora colorado, and newtown connecticut and other places i think you reported yesterday there have been 900 people killed by gunfire? >> it is 33 are killed a day by gunfire. so in the 30 days since aurora, it is 900 if not more who have died since newtown. >> bill: but despite all of that the prospect -- it looks like the congress will still not be willing to act so the focus is shifting to the states where governors are willing to step forward and legislatures, even a republica
harry reid said yesterday in the "wall street journal," i don't know if this can pass. in the house, it is republican controlled, it is unlikely. you already see the white house kind of shifting their focus away from things like assault weapons bans and policies that strengthen background, maybe some of the policies that there is more bipartisan agreement on because it is going to be tough if you don't know where to start, how do you move it forward? >> bill: i think what they...
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senate majority leader harry reid had this to way about menendez yesterday. >> i have confidence he did nothing wrong, but that's what investigations are all about. he has been and will be a great member of that committee. >> jennifer: i would love to get both of your takes on this very quickly. what is going on here? and how steady is his support? >> this is careless at best sloppy at best when you are flying on a corporate jet and not paying you are doing something wrong. i think there has to be a complete ethics investigation. >> jennifer: jason? >> unless they can find the underage prostitutes this is going to blow over. if they can't find the young women nothing is going to happen. >> jennifer: and to our viewers who may not be aware of this a lot of blogs are suggesting that those flights have led to underage sex stuff but nothing has been proven about that. bill press and jason johnson thank you so much for coming inside "the war room." up next cover your mouth and shield your lungs, coal is making a comeback. china is in a race to see how quickly it can destroy its clean air, bu
senate majority leader harry reid had this to way about menendez yesterday. >> i have confidence he did nothing wrong, but that's what investigations are all about. he has been and will be a great member of that committee. >> jennifer: i would love to get both of your takes on this very quickly. what is going on here? and how steady is his support? >> this is careless at best sloppy at best when you are flying on a corporate jet and not paying you are doing something wrong. i...
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. >> john: with michigan mcconnell, harry reid, join boehner and nancy pelosi. according to the gallup pole the president goes in better shape than his friends in the g.o.p. 45% say barack obama is doing a better job of handling the sequester than congressional democrats at 37% or the mcconnell and boehner crews with just 25% but that's just a poll. does that mean that the voters support the president's call for closing tax loopholes for the wealthy? according to a wall street journal poll over 20% of the adults think it's a good idea. 52% say it's not a good idea. when asked if they favor the cuts to fix the deficit, 14% say they like the sequester cuts as they are. nearly 40% would like a plan with more cuts. just 37% want viewer cuts in all. i'm joined by a congressman who is offering an alternative adam smith, ranking member on the house arms committee. thank you for joining us this evening. >> thank you for having me on. i appreciate it. >> john: let's get to it, what do you have on your bill and how does it differ from the sequester. >> i'm the ranking mem
. >> john: with michigan mcconnell, harry reid, join boehner and nancy pelosi. according to the gallup pole the president goes in better shape than his friends in the g.o.p. 45% say barack obama is doing a better job of handling the sequester than congressional democrats at 37% or the mcconnell and boehner crews with just 25% but that's just a poll. does that mean that the voters support the president's call for closing tax loopholes for the wealthy? according to a wall street journal...
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as harry reid said, shame on them! you tell me. 1-866-55-press. why the republicans take a stand against a vote on this gun safety legislation. it is -- it is the west thing i've seen from this congress ever, i think. 1-866-55-press. let's talk about it. i don't get it. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. the issues of the day. >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> with a distinctly satirical point of view. if you believe in state's rights but still believe in the drug war you must be high. >> only on current tv. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will
as harry reid said, shame on them! you tell me. 1-866-55-press. why the republicans take a stand against a vote on this gun safety legislation. it is -- it is the west thing i've seen from this congress ever, i think. 1-866-55-press. let's talk about it. i don't get it. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. the issues of the day. >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >>...
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senate majority leader harry reid announced friday he'll hold a vote to end the discussion on hagels nomination, forcing the hand of those senators who threaten to delay a vote. current senators roy blunt and john cornyn remind me a lot of gum pee muppets and john mccain, who indicated he'd nominate hagel to the same post if he became president are leading the charge. here's senator blunt. >> you think there could be a delay you didn't this week that means 10 days. you say you think there's enough votes, 40 votes to delay. >> my believe is there are 40 votes, not to set that as the permanent standard, that says it's too quick the end the debate on this nomination. michael: it's unbelievable. the more information these senators claim to want is about hagel's financial history. considering that they're the party that otherwise relishes the anonymity of their super pac donors, they seem too interested in where the former republican senator got his money. >> now we're getting word another nominee will be held up. paul and told u.s.a. today he will consider filibustering the nomination of
senate majority leader harry reid announced friday he'll hold a vote to end the discussion on hagels nomination, forcing the hand of those senators who threaten to delay a vote. current senators roy blunt and john cornyn remind me a lot of gum pee muppets and john mccain, who indicated he'd nominate hagel to the same post if he became president are leading the charge. here's senator blunt. >> you think there could be a delay you didn't this week that means 10 days. you say you think...
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harry reid the man who killed the phil buster reform. he wants to be a senator in his 80s so bad, he is willing to put your kids life on the line. he is responsible for killing the assault weapons ban. he does want to be challenged by another sharon engel. >> stephanie: what show was he on that made me crazy two or thing weeks ago -- and he is like i weren't vote for the assault weapons ban because it didn't make sense. >> yeah. the nra does not represent gun owners. they represent the gun manufacturers. the only people who paid profits since nowtown are the nra and gun dealers. if they had gone on health care and settled on a public option that would have been a good compromise and same thing here. harry reid forgets that people don't like dead kids. >> stephanie: yeah. >> and i was glad they released all of the weapons that adam lanza had in his house. i thought that was great. this is what he had legally. he has an arsenal of military hardware in his house. >> stephanie: and again, just the number 154 bullet barrage that look less tha
harry reid the man who killed the phil buster reform. he wants to be a senator in his 80s so bad, he is willing to put your kids life on the line. he is responsible for killing the assault weapons ban. he does want to be challenged by another sharon engel. >> stephanie: what show was he on that made me crazy two or thing weeks ago -- and he is like i weren't vote for the assault weapons ban because it didn't make sense. >> yeah. the nra does not represent gun owners. they represent...
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senate majority harry reid said i'm committed to ensureing that address gun violence. all options should be on the table before we compromise and fold. here is the president talking about this matter earlier today. >> obama: as soon as i'm finished speaking here, i will sit at that desk and sign a directive giving schools hubble health community tools they need to help reduce gun violence. as important as these steps are they are in no way a substitute for action from members of congress. to make a reel and lasting real and lasting difference congress, too must act, and i'm calling on congress to pass very specific proposals right away. first its time for congress to require an universal background check for anyone trying to buy a gun. second, congress should restore a ban on military style assault weapons and a ten-round limit for magazines. finally congress needs to help rather than hinder law enforcement as it does its job. we should get tougher on people who buy guns with the express purpose of turning around and selling them to criminals. and we should severely pu
senate majority harry reid said i'm committed to ensureing that address gun violence. all options should be on the table before we compromise and fold. here is the president talking about this matter earlier today. >> obama: as soon as i'm finished speaking here, i will sit at that desk and sign a directive giving schools hubble health community tools they need to help reduce gun violence. as important as these steps are they are in no way a substitute for action from members of congress....
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i would love to do that on two different--can we invite harry reid too? anyway, when we come back, alex jones, and his views on glenn beck. they're fighting now. that is an interesting conversation. >> that little piece of trash needs to know this. he tried to play this collectivist game oh, he doesn't speak for us. you, jack ass main line conservatives don't speak for me. to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? destined to take them over. ♪ ♪ the sirius xm satellite radio in the 2013 ram 1500. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. rich, chewy caram
i would love to do that on two different--can we invite harry reid too? anyway, when we come back, alex jones, and his views on glenn beck. they're fighting now. that is an interesting conversation. >> that little piece of trash needs to know this. he tried to play this collectivist game oh, he doesn't speak for us. you, jack ass main line conservatives don't speak for me. to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the...
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so get politicking on the part of harry reid, we may get to 60. we may be able to break the filibuster. it's still going to leave -- there is this other chamber, the house. i am not sure we are going to get anything substantively but at least the senate will pass something. >> thick count and read the public opinion polls with 90% saying background checks action of course. >> exactly. that seems to be the one piece of this where there is absolutely overwhelming support. you wonder why mcconnell didn't early on look at those and say let's do background checks and he could have gotten the upside. instead, he stole the stick in the mud, still can't get anything right. maybe we shouldn't be surprised by that. >> bill: he was busy worrying about ashley judd at that time. that's another story. >> who and the bug. i can't get my arms around what's going on with his? >> we have been talking about that. i am going to be down at the whitehouse a few hours from now when the president unveils his budget. most is already leaked. >> right. >> the president incl
so get politicking on the part of harry reid, we may get to 60. we may be able to break the filibuster. it's still going to leave -- there is this other chamber, the house. i am not sure we are going to get anything substantively but at least the senate will pass something. >> thick count and read the public opinion polls with 90% saying background checks action of course. >> exactly. that seems to be the one piece of this where there is absolutely overwhelming support. you wonder...
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reid. >> stephanie: listen, i have thrown a little his way. >> he has earned it. although he has 1/10th of phil buster reform. >> stephanie: bob welcome. >> caller: it is an honor to talk to john fugelsang. he is my hero. >> thank you so much. that's very kind. >> caller: i never miss a night of viewpoint and wish you would do a greatest hiss on that. i just retired from a local college teaching forrest management. many of these students would seek out positions across the country, and they would have go through a month-long intense background check, and we would be called as character witnesses, and they would grill us for 30, 40 minutes on these students that wanted these positions that they would carry a gun, and once they are hired they have to go through a six-week training of basic law enforcement and gun safety. it doesn't make any sense to me that law enforcement officials have to go through such strining gent training and billy joe can walk down the street buy and gun, and we don't have to know him. [overlapping speakers] >> caller: i think you are gravel
reid. >> stephanie: listen, i have thrown a little his way. >> he has earned it. although he has 1/10th of phil buster reform. >> stephanie: bob welcome. >> caller: it is an honor to talk to john fugelsang. he is my hero. >> thank you so much. that's very kind. >> caller: i never miss a night of viewpoint and wish you would do a greatest hiss on that. i just retired from a local college teaching forrest management. many of these students would seek out...
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but senate majority leader harry reid said this weekend that an assault weapons ban would never pass the house despite the will of the american people. and when it comes to gun laws, i quote, he said the american people want us to be very cautious on what we do. actually harry the american people have spoken. they're quite clear. they want the gun laws to be cautious, not you. and the democrat who said in a the newtown shootings have changed his opinions. >> we have to change the culture of mass violence. if you think it's only about guns and that would change the culture, you're wrong. if you think it's only about the lack of mental illness coverage that we give, you would be wrong there. and if you think it's only about the media with the video games it takes an all-in approach. >> john: proving only in politics changing everything means doing nothing. meanwhile, mayors against illegal guns campaign group demand a plan, hazard released this ad that calls for action. >> my son. >> my daughter. >> my dad was murdered with a gun. >> murdered with a gun it can happen with your child. >
but senate majority leader harry reid said this weekend that an assault weapons ban would never pass the house despite the will of the american people. and when it comes to gun laws, i quote, he said the american people want us to be very cautious on what we do. actually harry the american people have spoken. they're quite clear. they want the gun laws to be cautious, not you. and the democrat who said in a the newtown shootings have changed his opinions. >> we have to change the culture...
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it will take someone like barack obama, nancy pelosi, harry reid to stand up and say the american people are tired of this. this is enough. you know, i'm not really a fan of the birthers, but we ought to start checking the birth certificates of the nra people because they possibly could not have been born in this universe. >> cenk: one last thing the past nra president was on nra radio which has to be scintillating. he talks about being without gun is a former of racism. >> this is about banning the ugliest gun. it's about cosmetics and it has nothing to do with how a firearm works. >> well, you know, banning people and things because of the way they look went out a long time ago but here they are again. the color of a gun the way it looks. >> cenk: how stupid are these people? no one is saying that it's an ugly begun because they don't like the way it looks. it's ugly in its consequences. do they think their audience is that dumb. >> these people know nothing about guns or the history of assault weapons, which is what we're talking about, or they're just lying. marion hammer knows a lot
it will take someone like barack obama, nancy pelosi, harry reid to stand up and say the american people are tired of this. this is enough. you know, i'm not really a fan of the birthers, but we ought to start checking the birth certificates of the nra people because they possibly could not have been born in this universe. >> cenk: one last thing the past nra president was on nra radio which has to be scintillating. he talks about being without gun is a former of racism. >> this is...
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today democrats dropped a key provision from their gun bill the assault weapons ban because harry reid said it didn't have the votes to pass. senator dianne feinstein who introduced the ban said it this way. i cannot fight the nra. the nra spends unlimited sums backed by the gun manufacturer who are craven in my view. i don't know what we can done other than drafting a bill. in asking for support and enabling something to pass in the senate now i could put a hold on the whole package but i'm not going to do that. so instead the rest of the gun safety bill will go forward without the assault weapons ban. of course there is a possibility it could be attached to a later bill but certainly there is not a guarantee. gun safety is fast becoming a low priority in washington. and another is immigration. john boehner praised the bipartisan house group working on immigration legislation. >> there are a lot of issues in here that have to be dealt with and i think what this bipartisan group came up with is frankly a pretty responsible solution. >> michael: sounds like progress but of course this b
today democrats dropped a key provision from their gun bill the assault weapons ban because harry reid said it didn't have the votes to pass. senator dianne feinstein who introduced the ban said it this way. i cannot fight the nra. the nra spends unlimited sums backed by the gun manufacturer who are craven in my view. i don't know what we can done other than drafting a bill. in asking for support and enabling something to pass in the senate now i could put a hold on the whole package but i'm...
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jay carney was asked yesterday, even harry reid and all of these other people are saying it's going to be impossible to get that through the house. carney's response was, we are not looking at whether or not it's politically feasible or not. we are looking at whether it's the right thing to do for it. we are going to push for it. we are going to fight for it even if we don't get it done which i think that's what the american people want. the president's package will also include a ban. we are not sure whether it's 10 bullet did or seven or whatever on the high capacity magazines. it will include some crackdown. this probably by executive order on gun traffic trafficking in guns increasing the penalties on that. maybe it's a combination. we haven't all of the recommendations. there are certain things the justice department can do in terms of more aggressive enforcement. we are also told that the president's list of recommendations will include 19 things that he can and will do by executive order including more research into gun violence more training, more funds available for training o
jay carney was asked yesterday, even harry reid and all of these other people are saying it's going to be impossible to get that through the house. carney's response was, we are not looking at whether or not it's politically feasible or not. we are looking at whether it's the right thing to do for it. we are going to push for it. we are going to fight for it even if we don't get it done which i think that's what the american people want. the president's package will also include a ban. we are...
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>> caller: harry reid put us in a position where -- >> harry reid doesn't call the filibusters. mitch mcconnell does. >> caller: harry reid could have, at the beginning of the session -- >> he could have called the cloture but he didn't. he got co-opted. >> caller: okay. stephen, i want to ask you a question -- >> stephanie: he's coming in every morning. >> caller: stephen, for what it's worth got murder in my heart for the judge was that any kind of influence for that song? >> actually, i think those two lines -- the baselines are very similar. bob and i were friends, i'm not sure who got there first or what. i don't care because we were all -- western all sort of, you know -- we were all sort of this amoeba of music. you can make of it what you will. but quite frankly i had something like it or something and if it came out too close it is because we were such a rush to print it. >> caller: right sure. well everybody influences everybody. >> oh, my god yes. i'm still trying to copy -- >> stephanie: the albums aren't coming out until august. the new album, i want to get the preb
>> caller: harry reid put us in a position where -- >> harry reid doesn't call the filibusters. mitch mcconnell does. >> caller: harry reid could have, at the beginning of the session -- >> he could have called the cloture but he didn't. he got co-opted. >> caller: okay. stephen, i want to ask you a question -- >> stephanie: he's coming in every morning. >> caller: stephen, for what it's worth got murder in my heart for the judge was that any kind of...
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harry reid blamed the delay with republicans playing politics with national defense. >> it's time to set aside this partisanship. the pentagon needs a seasoned leader to implement cuts. u.n. the 12 days since the filibuster not one single thing has changed. not one. yet republicans had to have their filibuster for make their pointless partisan point. they are children. the president's pick for treasury secretary will have a he'dier time. approved the nomination of jacob lew. the vote after a three-hour confirmation hearing with he was pressed just a little bit about working sat citigroup after the financial collapse. unlike the manufactured crisis of bengahzi neither republicans nor democrats have made a national issue about the shaky investments, bailouts that lew has seen. we're more squinting after the smallest sign of progress on the sequester. the the white house and the congress have until wednesday night to avert the cross the board cuts. to highlight those cuts president obama went to newport news shipbuilding but it's dependent on military spending that is due to be slashed
harry reid blamed the delay with republicans playing politics with national defense. >> it's time to set aside this partisanship. the pentagon needs a seasoned leader to implement cuts. u.n. the 12 days since the filibuster not one single thing has changed. not one. yet republicans had to have their filibuster for make their pointless partisan point. they are children. the president's pick for treasury secretary will have a he'dier time. approved the nomination of jacob lew. the vote...
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and mitch mcconnell walks into harry reid's office, and harry reid says i know why you are here. i have got the votes. mcconnell says i'll give you votes on these guys as long as you don't strange the votes. basically saying we'll give you these six votes that we have been obstructing for three years, and then we'll do it all over again. >> stephanie: yeah reid went around mcconnell right? and made a deal with schumer and reid? >> exactly. so what is fantastic about this all, first of all, harry reid stuck to his guns we'll celebrate that when it happened. we were all convinced that they were going cave. none of us thought that this was going to happen. but what ended up happening is the filibuster is essentially dead, because republicans have now admitted that it can be changed by simple majority votes. it is still in the books, and is still going to be pulled off because republicans are republicans, but now democrats have the precedent where if they stick around and have 51 votes, they can bust through republican obstruction. the filibuster is essentially over now. so then they
and mitch mcconnell walks into harry reid's office, and harry reid says i know why you are here. i have got the votes. mcconnell says i'll give you votes on these guys as long as you don't strange the votes. basically saying we'll give you these six votes that we have been obstructing for three years, and then we'll do it all over again. >> stephanie: yeah reid went around mcconnell right? and made a deal with schumer and reid? >> exactly. so what is fantastic about this all, first...
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harry reid and john boehner met, and john boehner greeted harry reid by saying -- he went full cheney -- he said go f yourself. harry reid responded what are you talking about? and boehner repeated go f yourself. >> bill: republicans said that in the white house? >> in the white house. >> bill: george bush would not have been happy with that. he maintained a stricter level of decor um around the oval office. is it worth it? yeah, probably. i would have voted for it. it doesn't give us everything we wanted. crazy -- insane to define middle class americans as anybody making under $400,000 a year. the bad news is this is only going to give us temporary relief. we'll be back into in another month, in another two months, maybe two different battles coming up, and that means this gang of republican hoods in the house of representatives will still be able to muck up the mess. i don't know if it is possible for congress to get a zero approval rating but they are well on their way. it was 9 to 10% before this. >> yeah, who thinks they did a good job with this? >> bill: yeah that republicans in
harry reid and john boehner met, and john boehner greeted harry reid by saying -- he went full cheney -- he said go f yourself. harry reid responded what are you talking about? and boehner repeated go f yourself. >> bill: republicans said that in the white house? >> in the white house. >> bill: george bush would not have been happy with that. he maintained a stricter level of decor um around the oval office. is it worth it? yeah, probably. i would have voted for it. it doesn't...
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they want the ban on assault weapons, too bad harry reid won't go along. all we see these days from congress is a lot of cowering. [♪ theme music ♪] >> hal: so here we are in day four of me filling in -- hal sparks, hi how are you? some people know me as as @halsparks. i think you actually have -- your home is now so socially media based, where you can go i'm from wisconsin, but i consider facebook my hometown. >> that's true. you live on facebook twitter, google plus -- >> hal: i'm a big plan of google plus. i have facebook up almost as a mechanical thing it's almost like the dmv of social media. like you have to register with them. but jacki schechner is on there, so if you have a news story that you think she should cover, you can go to jacki schechner, you'll spell it wrong the first time -- >> it wasn't bad enough i had schechner, they had jacki awkwardly spelled too. >> hal: all i can say is show business name. come up with one. >> maybe that's our theme for today. >> hal: yeah. news. >> all right. news. president obama's middle east trip continu
they want the ban on assault weapons, too bad harry reid won't go along. all we see these days from congress is a lot of cowering. [♪ theme music ♪] >> hal: so here we are in day four of me filling in -- hal sparks, hi how are you? some people know me as as @halsparks. i think you actually have -- your home is now so socially media based, where you can go i'm from wisconsin, but i consider facebook my hometown. >> that's true. you live on facebook twitter, google plus --...
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. >> harry reid says a lot of things. you know, the vote -- one of the votes they have to get is max baucus. there is this notion among people who don't know max baucus which apparently is everyone in the white house, even people who worked for max baucus that he's going to change his vote. >> bill: because he's not running for re-election. >> by saying that, they're ensuring max baucus will not change his vote. max is, if nothing stubborn, i think. at this point, he does not have -- there's no pressure on him to change his vote. he believes what the people in montana what. he made his voice known on this thing. short of like major change to the bill. drastically rewrote the bill or included some of the republican proposals in it. maybe they could get people to do it. but then at that point do you lose democratic votes? do the progressive people say we're not going to vote for this because it is too weak. it is already from a progressive standpoint a fairly weak bill to begin with. and from the conservative standpoint, it
. >> harry reid says a lot of things. you know, the vote -- one of the votes they have to get is max baucus. there is this notion among people who don't know max baucus which apparently is everyone in the white house, even people who worked for max baucus that he's going to change his vote. >> bill: because he's not running for re-election. >> by saying that, they're ensuring max baucus will not change his vote. max is, if nothing stubborn, i think. at this point, he does not...